Caption Competition Mk IV
The good ship Lollipop with the sucker amidships.
- Ed
- Ed
You have to fire both guns at once, Hoskins, otherwise we'll spin out!
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Ok, we are at periscope depth, deploy the smoke screen.
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Around the rugged rock, the ragged rascal ran.
Captain Pugwash raises steam to clear the name of Roger the cabin boy.
Well the MOD did say they wanted an All Round Work Boat !
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Parliament reduces the size of the proposed third carrier.
The Navy been going round in circles for so long they’ve worn the pointy bits off!
Swinging the compass made easy!
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That's good out of the box design thinking, Hoskins. Just one small problem though. How do we hang the hammocks?
First Officer: Radar says the enemy is 2 points off the starboard bow.
Capt: Where’s that?
FO: Your guess is as good as mine!
Capt: Where’s that?
FO: Your guess is as good as mine!
Capt: Great design, Hoskins, what boat did you first go on the water in?
H: Coracle, Sir.
C: I see!
H: Coracle, Sir.
C: I see!
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The LCCS (Landing Craft, Cheese, Swiss) showed excellent promise during trials until someone noticed the holes in the external load were starting to line up . . .
Oh ye of little faith, I told you I could get a sailor to do a round dance.